62 Health Care and Social Assistance

Subcategories of 62 Health Care and Social Assistance

• 621Ambulatory Health Care Services

  Industries in the Ambulatory Health Care Services subsector provide health care services directly or indirectly to ambulatory patients and do not usually provide inpatient services. Health practitioners in this subsector provide outpatient services, with the facilities and equipment not usually being the most significant part of the production process.

• 622Hospitals

  Industries in the Hospitals subsector provide medical, diagnostic, and treatment services that include physician, nursing, and other health services to inpatients and the specialized accommodation services required by inpatients. Hospitals may also provide outpatient services as a secondary activity. Establishments in the Hospitals subsector provide inpatient health services, many of which can only be provided using the specialized facilities and equipment that form a significant and integral part of the production process.

• 623Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

  Industries in the Nursing and Residential Care Facilities subsector provide residential care combined with either nursing, supervisory, or other types of care as required by the residents. In this subsector, the facilities are a significant part of the production process, and the care provided is a mix of health and social services with the health services being largely some level of nursing services.

• 624Social Assistance

  Industries in the Social Assistance subsector provide a wide variety of social assistance services directly to their clients. These services do not include residential or accommodation services, except on a short-stay basis.

Frequently asked questions

What is NAICS 2022 62?

NAICS 2022 62 is "Health Care and Social Assistance". The Sector as a Whole The Health Care and Social Assistance sector comprises establishments providing health care and social assistance for individuals. The sector includes both health care and social assistance because it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the boundaries of these two activities. The industries in this sector are arranged on a continuum starting with establishments providing medical care exclusively, continuing with those providing health care and social assistance, and finally finishing with those providing only social assistance. Establishments in this sector deliver services by trained professionals. All industries in the sector share this commonality of process, namely, labor inputs of health practitioners or social workers with the requisite expertise. Many of the industries in the sector are defined based on the educational degree held by the practitioners included in the industry. Excluded from this sector are yoga and aerobics instruction in Subsector 611, Educational Services, physical fitness facilities in Subsector 713, Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries, and personal fitness training services and non-medical diet and weight reducing centers in Subsector 812, Personal and Laundry Services. Although these can be viewed as health services, these services are not typically delivered by health practitioners.

What does NAICS 2022 62 include?

62 Health Care and Social Assistance contains 4 direct subcategories: 621 Ambulatory Health Care Services; 622 Hospitals; 623 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities; 624 Social Assistance.

How does NAICS 2022 62 map to other classification systems?

62 Health Care and Social Assistance has equivalents in SCIAN 2018 (62). These crosswalks let you translate this code between NAICS 2022 and 1 other classification system.

What is the parent category of 62?

62 Health Care and Social Assistance sits under 62 Health Care and Social Assistance in the NAICS 2022 hierarchy.